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Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876 General Orders No. 3

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00041.03 Author/Creator: Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document Date: February 6, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Printed copy of orders appointing Robert E. Lee as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States.

Cooper, S., fl. 1865
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

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